Benandarah bushfire risk
Of Benandarah’s 184 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 99.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Benandarah’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Benandarah
Flood and bushfire areas across Benandarah. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Benandarah
Benandarah sits in the Eurobodalla council area, which recorded 2,808 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,808 total. Figures are for the whole Eurobodalla council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Benandarah
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Benandarah shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Benandarah
Benandarah is mostly open space. The most common zones:
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Private Recreation
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Primary Production Small Lots
School catchments in Benandarah
Benandarah can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Benandarah
At the 2021 Census, 9.1% of Benandarah’s 165 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Benandarah
Eurobodalla council approved 209 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Eurobodalla council area (not just Benandarah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 161 Frenchmans Road, Benandarah NSW 2536
- 233 Portegan Road, Benandarah NSW 2536
- 29 Timber Barge Lane, Benandarah NSW 2536
- 538 North Head Road, Benandarah NSW 2536
- 241 Thorpes Road, Benandarah NSW 2536
- 152 Garden Seat Road, Benandarah NSW 2536
- 439 Austins Road, Benandarah NSW 2536
- 111/11195 Princes Highway, Benandarah NSW 2536
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.